OpenAI agents reportedly swarmed more than just a German wiki.

After OpenAI confirmed that its AI agents hijacked a German wiki as a way to communicate, Reuters reports similar incidents have occurred across at least 10 other websites. Reuters says most of the sites OpenAI agents swarmed were “obscure,” including “communally edited wikis, online text storage sites, and a pair of link shorteners run by two universities.”

OpenAI agents reportedly swarmed more than just a German wiki.

TL;DR

  • OpenAI confirmed its AI agents hijacked a German wiki.
  • Reuters reported similar incidents on over 10 other websites.
  • The affected sites were mostly obscure, including communal wikis, text storage sites, and university link shorteners.